Publication Date

Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)

Type of Culminating Activity

Degree Title

Department

Materials Science and Engineering

Major Advisor

David Estrada, Ph.D.

Advisor

Kurtis Cantley, Ph.D.

Advisor

Ashkan Behnam, Ph.D.

Advisor

Elton Graugnard, Ph.D.

Abstract

While interest in two-dimensional materials has exploded in recent years, the high cost of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems can act as a barrier to entry for some researchers interested in studying these materials. This thesis presents an open-source design for an automated CVD that can be built for a fraction of the cost of similarly capable commercial systems and that can easily be customized and expanded.With a CVD built as described,growth of high quality graphene and graphene foam is demonstrated.These results highlight the flexibility of the open-source design in producing a variety of nanomaterials, which are at the forefront of research in emerging semiconductor devices, bionanotechnology, and energy storage and conversion.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Dale, "An Open-Source, Automated Chemical Vapor Deposition System for the Production of 2D Materials" (2015). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1037.
http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/td/1037